Fuel discount: 30 cents, it's official! But when ?

30 CENT FUEL DISCOUNT. The increase in the fuel discount will be visible in the coming days at all service stations.

[Updated August 29, 2022 at 8:11 a.m.] From September 1, 2022, the fuel rebate will experience a large increase to allow road users to save fuel and fight against galloping inflation, trimming the purchasing power of French households (6.1% in July over one year). Introduced on April 1, the fuel discount will increase from 18 cents to 30 cents from the start of the school year. This increase will unfortunately not last very long because from November 1 and until December 31, this fuel discount will increase to 10 euro cents per liter of fuel purchased at a service station. Before, in all likelihood, completely shutting down at the end of the year. The government should take the floor in this sense, in order to provide more details on the medium-term future of the system. Here is the complete calendar of the fuel rebate, with the evolution of the amounts until the end of the year 2022:

Small clarification, the fuel discount will not apply to domestic fuel oil, as indicated on the website of the Ministry of the Economy. This discount of 30 cents from the start of the school year will concern diesel, gasoline (SP95, SP98-E5, SP-95-E10), super ethanol (E85), diesel ethanol (ED95), fishing diesel, diesel non-road (GNR), liquefied petroleum gas fuel (LPG-c), natural gas vehicle (NGV) in compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) form. Attention, the discount of 30 cents will only apply to metropolitan France. Corsica and overseas territories will not be affected. In question, lower taxes on the price of fuel.

No change in sight at the pump for motorists! The discount of 30 cents per liter of fuel will apply in exactly the same way as that of 18 cents in force since April 1, 2022. It is applied automatically at the time of payment, at the cash desk or by credit card at the pump. Contrary to what was announced, the price displayed at the pump is ultimately the one you will pay in the end. There is therefore no calculation to be made or discount to be requested from the pump, making the operation more legible and simple for the consumer. All fuels are concerned, unleaded 95, 95 E10, 98, diesel such as E85, liquefied natural gas or LPG. Here is the device summarized in three points:

No need to be a big wheeler or to justify business trips. Everyone will benefit from this feature, whether you have a store loyalty card or not. This measure concerns both households and businesses and is valid for all fuels, diesel, unleaded petrol such as E85. The discount is displayed directly on the totems present in service stations.

The amending finance bill for 2022 extends the discount of 18 cents per liter of fuel. If the government, through the voice of the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, had announced that it wanted to set up degressive aid, going from 18 cents to 12 cents in October, then from 12 to 6 cents in November, before disappearing purely and simply in December, the device was finally changed. Two successive waves will follow the 18 centimes from the end of the summer:

The economy at the pump is not invisible despite the sharp rise in prices. Former Prime Minister Jean Castex gave an example during the presentation of the device in April 2022: that of a full tank of 60 liters of fuel, i.e. a tank of a good-sized car (a city car displays a tank of 45 to 50 liters) "You save 9 euros" for a full 60 liters, he said in the columns of Parisian. Since then, the device has evolved to finally reach 18 euro cents per liter of fuel, a saving of up to around 11 euros per tank. With a price of around 2 euros per liter, a full tank goes from 120 euros to around 109 euros.

The fuel discount will not apply to heating oil, as indicated on the website of the Ministry of the Economy. This discount of 30 cents from the start of the school year will concern diesel, gasoline (SP95, SP98-E5, SP-95-E10), super ethanol (E85), diesel ethanol (ED95), fishing diesel, diesel non-road (GNR), liquefied petroleum gas fuel (LPG-c), natural gas vehicle (NGV) in compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) form.

In a press release published on July 22, 2022, the Total group indicated a drop in fuel prices at its service stations. "From September 1 to November 1, TotalEnergies will lower the price of petroleum fuels sold in stations by twenty euro cents per liter (...) then by ten euro cents per liter from November 1 to December 31", explains the group in this press release.